Amid increasing interest in controlling health care spending and improving quality of care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have been testing new payment models that increase accountability of providers for the quality and costs of care that they deliver.
“Ungoverned and Out of Sight: Public Health and the Political Crisis of Homelessness in the United States” offers a critical investigation into the relationship between local governments, chronic homelessness, and public health.
Mehrotra spoke on post-pandemic telemedicine policies during "The Future of Telehealth: How COVID-19 is Changing the Delivery of Virtual Care” hearing.
First national analysis shows patients at hospitals that offer remote stroke consults fare better than those receiving care at hospitals without such services.
Asaf Bitton has been promoted to associate professor of medicine in the division of general medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and associate professor of health care policy in the department of health care policy.